CXUS53 KICT 020237 CLMCNU CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KANSAS 937 PM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE CHANUTE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 95 03/21/1916 LOW -4 03/11/1948 HIGHEST 95R 03/21 84 03/11 LOWEST 13 03/16 26 03/06 AVG. MAXIMUM 69.5 60.2 9.3 68.7 AVG. MINIMUM 42.5 36.4 6.1 40.5 MEAN 56.0 48.3 7.7 54.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 3 0.0 3.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.7 -0.7 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 6 11.9 -5.9 6 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 12.08 1973 MINIMUM 0.00 1904 TOTALS 3.08 2.50 0.58 3.43 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.08 0.02 0.11 DAYS >= .01 7 8.4 -1.4 5 DAYS >= .10 7 4.8 2.2 3 DAYS >= .50 2 1.5 0.5 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.88 03/31 TO 03/31 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 327 525 -198 332 SINCE 7/1 3272 3904 -632 MM COOLING TOTAL 51 7 44 20 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/280 DATE 03/31 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/280 DATE 03/31 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.27 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 20 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$